«Norilsk
Industrial Institute»
Department of construction and heat, gas and
water supply
Directions of scientific
research
1. Informational and technological modeling
of durability and reliability of non-ferrous
industry’s buildings and constructions,
situated in the Russian subarctic zone
Main goals:
• Identification of efficiency decrease regularities appearing
in buildings and structures under the influence of
aggressive environment and time
• Prognosis of industrial buildings’ working lifespan under
severe climatic conditions
• The development of anti-corrosion additives and coatings
for concrete and steel structures based on local production
wastes
Practical implication:
1. Assessment and prognosis’ methodology applicable for
operation, supervision, maintenance and evaluation of
industrial buildings and constructions.
2. Increased durability and reliability of constructions and
buildings with anticorrosive additives, coating and sealing
agents.
3. Increased economic efficiency due to the increased periods
between repairs
2. Modeling and assessment of snow
volumes on the transport links
in the Subarctic zones
Norilsk Climatic conditions
The absolute temperature minimum - 57˚С
Norilsk Climatic conditions
The maximum height of snow cover is 8 m.
Snow cover stays up to 200-240 days pro year
Norilsk Climatic conditions
The maximum wind speed in winter is 35 m/s
Main goal:
To develop the model of snowdrift spreading over Norilsk roads,
estimating the snow volumes and issuing of recommendations on
snow protection under severe weather conditions.
Activities:
1. Data gathering and analysis of meteorological conditions and snowdrift spreading
on the roads.
2. Development of methods assessing the snow volumes; the roads’ classification
according to the snowdrifts’ volume.
3. Development of interactive simulation model for analysis and forecasting of
snowdrifts.
4. Development of monitoring system with temperature and wind indicators in the online format using the certified sources.
Results expected:
 Costs optimization for snow removal by rational management
and use of snow grooming equipment.
 Higher safety of road traffic in the cities located in the subarctic
zone.
 Maintenance of efficient functioning of infrastructure located in
areas with severe climatic conditions
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3. Engineering safety of residential
buildings in the Norilsk municipality
• Frost degradation and destruction of
concrete footings
• Long-term leakages in utility system
lead to thawing of soils, bring
pollutants in ground waters and
cause the frost destruction of
concrete
• Urban development has significant
influence on the frozen grounds
Main goals:
1. Stabilization of permafrost environment in the grounds of residential and
public buildings in the city of Norilsk, which are currently attackable by
negative technogenic processes with a tendency to further deterioration
of the permafrost soil conditions.
2. Ensuring trouble-free operation of residential buildings and engineering
infrastructure constructed and operated in harsh climatic conditions
affecting the durability of load-bearing structures.
Activities:
• Development of a monitoring system checking the status of frozen soils,
identifying local thawed areas and deformation degree.
• Well-drillng to reduce the negative impacts of warming factors, measuring
ground temperature, geophysical surveys and mapping of weakened zones,
the establishment of fixed geodetic networks within urban areas.
• Complex research of the permafrost degradation causing deformations of
buildings and structures.
• Development of a diagnosing technique identifying destructions of piles in
the seasonally thawed grounds inaccessible for visual inspection.
Results expected:
• The project activities will input into the better understanding of
cryogenic processes, to identify damages at an early stage of their
occurrence, and therefore will allow to optimize and reduce the repair
and maintenance costs.
• Development and approval of the regional regulatory document that
determines management requirements for permafrost environment,
operating and monitoring facilities (buildings, structures, elements of
urban environment), located in the permafrost soils in the Norilsk region.
4. Technological principles of durability
increase by concrete and exterior paints in
the Northern climatic conditions
Main goals:
• Research of directed formation of dispersed phases’ structure,
released in sulphur alkaline solutions.
• Development of technical conditions for acquisition of traditionally
used materials with improved quality indicators, as well as new and
more effective materials, applicable for Northern conditions.
Activities:
• To develop a methodology for the study and identification of the
managed formation mechanism in the composites’ structures.
• To develop compositions and rational production technology of fast
high-strength concrete and coloring compositions, as well as durable
facade coatings.
Thank you for your attention!
Contacts:
•Alexey Kirilenko,
[email protected]
researcher, Department of construction and heat, gas and
water supply
•Yury Malovichko,
[email protected]
the dean of Mining and Technology Faculty,